He hadn't meant it much as a compliment, although he was still impressed that this was going so well. Somehow he expected R to try and finish what he started before Bert got away.

"Aye, eating seems to be one of those things your kind excel at."

For the most part Cuthbert is unsure. He's been kissed by an alien, brought back from the dead and killed people in a dress, and this may still be the most unsettling part of being here. R has hit him in so many deep and meaningful places and yet he's an abomination and a thing of Cuthbert's nightmares. He can't quite meet R's eyes, but he can't bring himself to walk away.